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March 15 Closing Markets

On the Chicago Board of Trade:

Corn Futures: May up 1 and a quarter at 3.63 and a half July up 1 and a quarter at 3.71

Soybean Futures: May down 1 and a quarter at 9.98 July down 1 at 10.08

Wheat Futures: May up 5 and a half at 4.36 July up 5 at 4.50 and a half

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From Thompson's at Kent Bridge:

Old Crop Corn = 70 over May = 4.34/bu New Crop Corn = 80 over December = 4.65/bu

Old Crop Soybeans = 2.75 over May = 12.73/bu New Crop Soybeans = 2.60 over November = 12.53/bu

Old Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 80 over May = 5.16/bu New Crop Soft White Winter Wheat = 80 over July = 5.41/bu

Old Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 70 over May = 5.06/bu New Crop Soft Red Winter Wheat = 75 over July = 5.26/bu

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From Palmerston Grain:

2016 Crop Soybeans = down 1 at 12.73/bu 2017 Crop Soybeans = down 1 at 12.58/bu

2016 Crop Corn = up 1 at 4.39/bu 2017 Crop Corn = steady at 4.65/bu

2016 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 5 at 4.91/bu 2017 Soft Red Winter Wheat = up 5 at 5.11/bu

2016 Hard Red Winter Wheat = up 5 at 5.06/bu 2017 Hard Red Winter Wheat = up 5 at 5.16/bu

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(B-F-O Report)

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Ontario Pork Reports:

The U.S. CME price = $72.02 U.S. per hundredweight, dressed weight. That's up 13 cents

100% formula price = $175.24 per hundred kilograms, dressed weight. That's up 44 cents

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